Jim, happy summer.

Happy Summer.

Happy summer, Maif.

Well, you know that I hate it, but I know that you like it.

You do.

Yes, you once wrote a scathing takedown of summer in the times, but this was before the pandemic.

Has that shifted your argument at all?

Like because now it's better when you're outside, do you mean?

So I should be happy.

Things seem to be better in places where the warm weather is upon us and you can be outside and have more airflow.

And you've always been trying to point out the good things about summer to me and now I'm in Ireland

for the summer and the days are so long and

bright like the midday of summer June 20th the longest day it's going to be bright until

midnight here. Oh my gosh how is that so fast upon us? I know it's wild as much but my I mean what I do which as a doctor I think you'll agree stay in light. Yeah no I mean that is the surest way to avoid sunburn. You heard it here first.

And other tips. This is Social Distance, the Atlantic's podcast about the pandemic I'm James

Hamblin a doctor and staff writer with the Atlantic and I'm Maeve Higgins a very pale

comedian and writer. Maeve speaking of tips I believe you mentioned last week you were going to have

three tips for success oh shit I forgot I've written I've written him. Okay, well, okay, we can put that on ice, but I did not forget and I am going to be continuing to look for your tips.

But one of them is sunscreen and stay inside.

That's right.

Two of them is don't inform to the FBI.

There's a character Jimmy Aldieri named after you, Jimmy Hamblin, and he gets shot in a bad way, I have to say.

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